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At 8:48am on April 5, 2011, Cheryl said…
hello there, just passing through before my busy work week and focusing on class... have a wonderful week...
At 3:09pm on April 3, 2011, Vee's Treasure Suite said…
Girl, aim really sick. Feel like i almost checked out of here. I don't know where this mess came from. I was suppose to pioneer this month too. Not going to happen. The doctor told me 6 weeks before I can resume my schedule
At 8:27am on April 3, 2011, Bert said…
Good Morning, How are you my friend? Hope all is well with you.

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At 4:44pm on March 31, 2011, Vee's Treasure Suite said…
Tell solemannking I said he is crazy. Those teef on softones album are a riot.
At 4:40pm on March 31, 2011, Vee's Treasure Suite said…
Girl they tried to keep me and I begged so hard for them to let me come home. Finally the Doctor said ok, but you are going have to follow all the instructions I am going to give you to a T. They gave me IV's filled with steroids and antibiotics before they turned me loose.He said if I hadn't had a nebulizer of my own at home he would have had to keep me. Thanks to Sharon I had my own.
At 5:31pm on March 30, 2011, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Mama Edie, you knows i spots everything....LOL. What in thee world is wrong with dudes teef wearing the red on the softones album cover?....ROFLMBO
At 2:04pm on March 30, 2011, Vee's Treasure Suite said…
Thanks Girl. You are so sweet.
At 6:49pm on March 27, 2011, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Hi Mama Edie, they working me to hard, i work between 50 and 60 hours a week, i have had only 2 days off in the last 2 weeks, now i have a cold and problems with Peripheral Neuropathy in my right thigh
At 4:45am on March 24, 2011, KnightD12 said…
Hey Edie, I lucked up and found that entire Oprah Show online. Yippie!! I don`t know who was crying more, me or Oprah. lol My baby still looks good and sounds even better.
But dem kids were gettin` on my nerves. They were talking time away from Diana ... OPPS I mean Mrs Ross. lol
At 7:27am on March 23, 2011, Bert said…
Hi I just can't stay away

hi
At 4:57am on March 23, 2011, KnightD12 said…
At 6:46am on March 21, 2011, Vee's Treasure Suite said…
Hey, I tagged you a picture of my infamous teeter toter chair. Did you get it. I thought it would crack you up.
At 2:21pm on March 13, 2011, Vee's Treasure Suite said…
Yeah, Ernie will call them as he sees them. I guess I did look a little bug eyed. LOL!
At 12:55pm on March 13, 2011, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Looking down pass my last comment, "Hey Vee, did you figure out how to add the Gorden Parks pics? i can't comment on your page until you add me as a friend"...LOL
At 12:51pm on March 13, 2011, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Thank you for the flower Mama Edie, yeah Vee is a Sweetheart, i love how she has embraced the site...Mama E and Auntie V...SMILE
At 6:58pm on March 9, 2011, Vee's Treasure Suite said…
Girl that profile picture I had a day or two ago that you said my hair was a blaze, Erinie talked about that picture so bad I took it off. He said I look all bug eyed and crazy on there. I told him I wanted to show me as I am now. He said well I am giving you one black man's opion and I sure don't like it. Hurt my feelings. LOL!
At 12:19pm on March 9, 2011, Vee's Treasure Suite said…
Who is Simon, that's not SoleMannKing is it? Seems I'm always asking questions about something don't it?
At 11:51am on March 9, 2011, Vee's Treasure Suite said…
Girl you are jamming everytime I come here to leave a comment. Leon Ware Musical Message is playing. Thanks for the compliment on Wes. Girl I thought I was grown when I listened to Wes back in the day. Boy was he a cigarette smoker, puffing all the time. I guess I should shut up. I was smoker as a teenager.
At 8:31pm on March 8, 2011, Vee's Treasure Suite said…
Girl, I saw your blog on Gordon Parks. It was wonderful. You are a beautiful creation by Jehovah. As usual you're right I did enjoy it.
At 11:32pm on March 7, 2011, KnightD12 said…
Hey Edie, My woman? I`m guessing you mean Dianna Ross. lol And no, I missed her. Darn!!! I still love , and would marry her in a heartbeat. hahaha




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The history of the Butlers/Raw Soul is dense, but for all of us music nerds, that's normal. It is not totally clear what year the Butlers actually formed but they released their first single in 1963 on Liberty Records. That single was "She Tried To Kiss Me" and another single followed on Guyden entitled "Lovable Girl." After the Guyden single the Butlers took a break not recording another record until the single "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" was released on the Phila label in 1966. The group also backed Charles Earland and Jean Wells on one Phila single ("I Know She Loves Me"). 


As you might be noticing, the Butlers were doing a fair amount of recording but not achieving much success. The group's recordings sold regionally but never had the promotion to make an impact on the national scene. After the single with Phila, the Butlers moved to the Fairmount label (part of the Cameo-Parkway family) and released a handful of singles, some being reissued singles of the past. The Butlers were with Fairmount for 1966-67 and then moved to Sassy Records. Sassy released the group's greatest single (in my opinion) "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" b/w "If That's What You Wanted." A copy of that 45 sold for just under $500 last summer on eBay. Even though that isn't that much in the world of record collecting--it's still a hefty sum. The Butlers released another single on Sassy ("She's Gone" b/w "Love Is Good") that appears to be even 
harder to come by then the "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" single.

 

The true history become a bit blurred here as the AMG biography states that the Butlers last record was released on C.R.S. in 1974 (". However, between 1971 and that single, Frankie Beverly formed a group called Raw Soul and released a number of singles. Some of the songs recorded by Beverly during this period are "While I'm Alone," "Open Up Your Heart," (both on the Gregor label) and "Color Blind." "Color Blind" was released by the Eldorado label and rerecorded by Maze. Beverly's big break came when Marvin Gaye asked Raw Soul to back him on a tour. Gaye helped Beverly/Raw Soul get a contract at Capitol. Beverly decided to take the group in a different direction, a name change occurred, and Maze was created. 

The above isn't the most complete history of Beverly but hopefully someone will know a way to get in touch with the man or his management because a comprehensive pre-Maze history needs to be done on Frankie Beverly (his real name is Howard, by the way). Below you'll find every Frankie Beverly (pre-Maze) song available to me right now ("Color Blind" will be up soon). 

If you have a song that is not included below, shoot it over to funkinsoulman (at) yahoo.com and it will go up in the next Frankie Beverly post (later this week--highlighting Maze). Also, if you have any more information please share your knowledge. The Butlers material has been comp-ed sporadically (usually imports) but the entire Maze catalog has been reissued and is available. 

Enjoy.  "She Kissed Me" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967) 
 
 "I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" (not sure which label or year) "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" (Phila, 1966) "Because Of My Heart" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)
   
 "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" (Sassy, 1967)
   
 "If That's What You Wanted" (Sassy, 1967)
 



Frankie Beverly is one of those cats that has lasting power. He started in the music business doing a tour with doo wop group the Silhouettes and then formed his own group called the Blenders. The Blenders never recorded a single, Beverly wouldn't appear on wax until forming the Butlers a few years later. Along with Beverly, the Butlers included Jack "Sonny" Nicholson, Joe Collins, John Fitch, and Talmadge Conway.

Beverly would later enjoy great success fronting Maze and Conway would become a
well-known penning Double Exposure's
"Ten Percent" and the Intruders' "Memories Are Here To Stay." 
 While Maze is a phenomenal group, Beverly's work before that group will always stand out as his best (imo).

The Butlers produced tunes that most Northern Soul fans would kill for and Raw Soul gave the funksters something to pursue. If, by chance, you know of a way to get in touch with Frankie Beverly or his management, please drop me an e-mail. It would be absolutely great to do an interview with him about his pre-Maze work. He's still playing out, most recently doing a New Year's Eve show in Atlanta.
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